The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway reported that debt collection firms were handling 6,861,007 cases at the end of the first half of 2026, up 5.4% or 350,180 cases from a year earlier, including 691,645 consumer debt cases, up 4.1%, and 6,610 cases involving terminated residential mortgages, up 12%.
Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway reports 5.4% rise in debt collection cases in first half of 2026
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway reported 6,861,007 active debt collection cases at the end of the first half of 2026, up 5.4% year over year, with consumer debt cases rising 4.1% and cases involving terminated residential mortgages increasing 12%.